A Lovin’ Spoonful of Weekend Trivia!

December 4, 2017

The first games of December also meant a return to our Friday game after two weeks off, as Vanish Brewery in Leesburg once again hosted our busiest game of the weekend.  All told, we welcomed 30 teams at four venues.

ROUND 1:

Friday’s opening round asked our teams to name the only two articles of clothing worn by this character (excluding his iconic chapeau):

Cat in the Hat Seuss

The most difficult bonus question in our opening round was featured as the third clue in a three-part question in which the answers began with ‘PRO’:

–> A former Los Angeles plastic surgeon was the lead character on which drama series which ran for five seasons on NBC?

Only two teams gave us this correct answer:

The first round did not yield any perfect scores this weekend.

ROUND 2:

Our weekend audio questions offered up some unique cover songs, as we heard alternate versions of “Roxanne”, “Jump” (by Van Halen), and “When I Come Around”.   On Friday, we might have been called out for jinxing a certain college football team, thanks to this question:

–> After a string of upsets over the last two weeks, which Big Ten team remains this season’s only undefeated college football team playing in a major Division I conference?

Just one day later, the University of Wisconsin lost its first game, missing out on the chance to win a National Championship.  Sorry, Badgers!  Just as in the first round, we saved the most difficult bonus question for last, asking our teams to name either of the “Bridget Jones” sequel films:

Bridget Jones 2Bridget Jones 3

Only three teams picked up an extra two points with both correct answers, and two of those teams would go on to sweep the second round: Smarty Pants (Belles’) and Five Easy Pieces (McAuley’s Pub).

HALFTIME:

Our weekend halftime page looked at celebrities sporting the initials “J.C.”, with Uncle Jack (Belles’) taking home the only perfect score of the weekend.  Here are the top overall scores at the halftime break:

ROUND 3:

Saturday and Sunday’s third round included our nightly Three Clues question, with this version dealing with a number:

CLUE 1: On the standard American version of the TV show “Survivor”, contestants compete for a maximum of this many days.

CLUE 2: It is the title of three different songs, respectively record by Queen, The Cure, and Tenacious D.

Only two teams were able to answer correctly after hearing just two clues, with most opting to (successfully) wait for the final clue, which involved a little bit of mathematics:

CLUE 3: It is the sum of five consecutive prime numbers, starting with the number three.

Starting with 3, the next four prime numbers are 5,7,11, and 13, which leads to the correct answer of 39.  None of our teams were able to sweep the third round with a perfect score of 36 points.

ROUND 4:

Friday’s final round looked back the career of this late pitcher:

Roy Halladay

We saved the most difficult wagering question of the weekend for the final round:

–> August was the first name of this 19th century German mathematician whose namesake object can be formed by taking a slip of paper, giving it a half twist and taping the ends together.  What was this man’s last name?

Those are the directions on how to create the namesake Mobius Strip:

Mobius Strip

A correct answer there was the key to sweeping the final round, a feat achieved by Uncle Jack and Smarty Pants (both from Belles’).  Here are the top scores of the weekend after four rounds of play:

FRIDAY’S FINAL QUESTION (66.7% success rate):

–> After earning her degree from the University of Hawaii, Ann Dunham became a noted anthropologist who specialized in rural development.  But she is certainly more famous for the achievements of her son.  Who is this celebrity?

SATURDAY / SUNDAY FINAL QUESTION (75.0% success rate):

–> Loosely translated from the Potawatomi word meaning ‘trusted scout’ or ‘faithful friend’, this word was used to refer to a fictional character introduced in 1933.  By the 21st century, its use was so widespread that it was officially entered into Webster’s Dictionary.  What is this one word?

Your answers this weekend were Barack Obama and kemosabe.  Congratulations to Uncle Jack, the only team to notch the Perfect 21 this weekend.  Here are your top overall scores from this past weekend:

WEEKEND WINNERS:

Vanish Brewery in Leesburg, VA:  Tequila Mockingbird  (NEXT GAME ON DEC. 15 – First category: Southern Rock Bands)

Belles’ Sports Bar in Frederick, MD:  Uncle Jack  ** TEN WINS IN A ROW! **  (Next week’s first category: Pearl Harbor)

Pretzel & Pizza Creations in Hagerstown, MD:  Cultured Heathens  (Next week’s first category: Stephen King)

McAuley’s Pub in St. Petersburg, FL:  Five Easy Pieces ** FOUR WINS IN A ROW! **  (Next week’s first category: Winnie the Pooh)

 

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